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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves at her supporters from her car as she leaves after a brief visit to the headquarters of her National League for Democracy Party. Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar's historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country.

Greenpeace activists wearing protective suits in kayaks and holding placards reading "Mexican Rivers. Toxic Rivers. Greenpeace" to mark World Water Day near the Salto de Juanacatlan waterfall on the Santiago River. Activists demand that the Mexican authorities clean up Mexico's waterways.

Russian investigators and rescue workers at the site of an ATR-72 airliner crash outside Tyumen in western Siberia. Reports state that more than 30 people were killed when the Russian plane carrying 43 people crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff from Tyumen in central Siberia on Monday, media reports quoting the government said.

Scotland's skip Tom Brewster, center, delivers a stone while lead Michael Goodfellow, left, and second Scott Andrews are sweeping during a round robin match between Scotland and Switzerland at the World Men's Curling Championship 2012 in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel.

Sara Jones, widow of Col. "H" Jones, views his name at the National Memorial Arboretum after a service for the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. In the battle for the South Atlantic islands, 255 British and 650 Argentine troops die.

A woman looks at a creation by British artist Damien Hirst titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," 1991, during the opening of his solo exhibition showcasing work spanning more than two decades at the Tate Modern in central London.

A Syrian boy watches as a Free Syrian Army fighter stands guard in a neighborhood of Damascus. Government and opposition forces clashed across Syria as international envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief the U.N. Security Council on the progress of his mission to ease the Syrian crisis.

British students in fancy dress walk through the streets during the first night of parties during the SalouFest. Saloufest is a sporting tour event in which thousands of British university students take part in different sport competitions and join parties during the Easter holidays in the Catalan village of Salou.

Pictures in the News | April 2, 2012

Monday’s Pictures in the News begins in Mayanmar, where pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves at her supporters from her car as she leaves the headquarters of her National League for Democracy Party in Yangon. Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Myanmar’s historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country.

Greenpeace activists wearing protective suits and gas masks sit in kayaks holding placards reading “Mexican Rivers – Toxic Rivers” to mark World Water Day near the Salto de Juanacatlan waterfall on the Santiago River. Activists demand that Mexican authorities clean up Mexico’s waterways.

Elsewhere, jewelry industry workers in India protest as the government rolls back a spate of taxes introduced on jewelry products including higher excise duties during a rally in Mumbai; Russian investigators and rescue workers survey the scene of an airliner crash in western Siberia; and today is the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, which saw 255 British and 650 Argentine troops die in the battle for the South Atlantic islands.

Add stops in Syria, Spain, Georgia and South Korea to round out the report.